ABOUT ISO 37122 - INDICATORS FOR SMART CITIES

The concept of a smart city is being embraced by cities globally. Beyond the city level, many national governments and international organizations have also adopted smart city development as a key policy priority. However, until now, there has been a lack of global coherence around this concept, in particular in terms of two fundamentals:

  • A general lack of clarity on the definition of what a “smart city” truly is.

  • A lack of internationally-standardized indicators to measure progress, drive smart city investment, drive city-to-city learning and create tools for year-over-year benchmarking.


TO ADDRESS THIS URGENT NEED, THE WCCD IS OPERATIONALIZING GLOBALLY ISO 37122 INDICATORS FOR SMART CITIES.


The development of this global first has been driven by the World Council on City Data (WCCD), which is coordinating the global effort to build open, high-calibre, independently verified and globally comparable city data.

 


Cities successfully ISO 37120 certified and part of the WCCD global network, are eligible for ISO 37122 certification and positioned to lead in smart city development globally with ISO standardised, comparative, and independently verified city data – the essential starting point for smart city development.

WCCD CERTIFICATION LEVELS